Commuter rail – Page 8

  • Train at Alameda Central
    News

    Santiago suburban EMU order increased

    2023-07-27T15:32:00Z

    CHILE: National railway group EFE announced on July 21 that it had exercised an option to order three three-car electric multiple-units from CRRC to increase capacity on the Santiago – Rancagua suburban service. EFE ordered six three-car EMUs from CRRC for the route in September 2019 ...

  • Hamburg DB Siemens Mobility Digitale S-Bahn
    News

    Hamburg S-Bahn to trial digital energy saving controls

    2023-07-18T13:04:00Z

    GERMANY: As part of the Digitale S-Bahn Hamburg programme, the city of Hamburg, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility are to trial an intelligent operations control system aimed at making operations more energy efficient. Signing a co-operation accord on July 18, the three partners agreed to invest ...

  • FrontRunner (Photo UTA)
    News

    Double tracking to increase Utah commuter rail capacity

    2023-07-11T14:00:00Z

    USA: Utah Department of Transportation has appointed HDR to provide programme management services for its $1bn FrontRunner Strategic Double Track project. This will add nine more sections of double track and update the signalling along the 135 km FrontRunner commuter rail route from Ogden to Salt ...

  • Circumvesuviana Stadler EMU impression (Image Stadler)
    News

    Circumvesuviana narrow gauge EMU order

    2023-07-11T10:27:00Z

    ITALY: Regional transport operator EAV has awarded Stadler a framework contract for the supply of up to 60 electric multiple-units for the 950 mm gauge Circumvesuviana lines south and east of Napoli. A firm order for an initial 16 sets and five years of maintenance has ...

  • Queensland train
    News

    ‘Over and back’ speeds Brisbane ETCS testing

    2023-07-06T11:01:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Hitachi Rail has adopted ‘over and back’ switching principles to speed up the testing of digital train control systems being installed on the southeast Queensland rail network. ETCS Level 2 operation is being introduced in conjunction with Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project, which will see ...

  • Impression of train for Queensland
    News

    Downer picks Hyundai Rotem to support delivery of Queensland EMU fleet

    2023-07-05T08:04:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Downer has formed a consortium with Hyundai Rotem to build, commission and maintain 65 six-car 1 067 mm gauge electric multiple-units for Queensland. The Queensland government had selected Downer in February as the preferred bidder over CAF and Alstom for the A$4·6bn contract, which is ...

  • Barcelona-Line-5-terminus
    Urban In Depth

    Comment: Bright light in Barcelona

    2023-07-01T10:06:00Z

    The UITP summit in Barcelona emphasised the importance of public transport in supporting cities, the economy and the planet, while addressing the challenges of climate change and post-covid travel patterns. Chris Jackson reflects on the conference as a platform for collaboration to secure the future of public transport.

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    News

    First stage of Retiro terminus modernisation completed

    2023-06-29T11:36:00Z

    ARGENTINA: The first stage of a complex rebuilding of the Mitre suburban railway’s Retiro terminus in Buenos Aires has been completed with a ceremony attended by Minister of Transport, Diego Giuliano. Services on the Mitre Railway’s JL Suárez and Tigre branches resumed running into Retiro on ...

  • London Overground at West Croydon
    Rail Business UK

    Arriva’s London Overground operating concession to be extended

    2023-06-27T09:17:00Z

    UK: Transport for London has awarded Arriva a two-year extension to its concession to operate London Overground services. Arriva Rail London has operated London Overground inner-suburban services under a concession model since November 2016. TfL takes the revenue risk, while the operator receives a fixed payment ...

  • Izmir Izban EMU
    Metro Report International

    Izmir to add two stations to Izban rail network

    2023-06-14T11:00:00Z

    TURKEY: Contracts have been awarded for the construction of two infill stations on Izmir’s 136 km İzban suburban rail line, which will take the total to 43. Lale Mahallesi station will be added between the existing Şirinyer and Kemer stations, improving access to the future 13·5 ...

  • PRASA train Fish Hoek 2
    News

    Minister blocks Cape Town suburban rail devolution ‘for now’

    2023-06-13T08:56:00Z

    SOUTH AFRICA: ‘For now we are not in the process of devolving railway services, that is why Prasa is busy building up railway services in the Western Cape’, national Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga told local media during a site visit to Cape Town in May. ...

  • Madrid C9 trains (Photo: Smiley.toerist/CC BY-SA 4.0)
    News

    Metre-gauge line to be modernised

    2023-05-30T05:00:00Z

    SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has called tenders for a comprehensive upgrade of the 1 000 mm gauge Cercedilla – Los Cotos mountain railway, which is operated as Madrid suburban Line C9.

  • Paris Transilien real-time train occupancy information screen
    Metro Report International

    Paris suburban services show real-time occupancy

    2023-05-29T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Paris suburban operator SNCF Transilien and transport authority Ile-de-France Mobilités have launched a real-time train occupancy information system on routes H, J, K, L, N, P, R and E, which use Francilien and Regio 2N EMUs equipped with suitable data systems. Infrared sensors at every ...

  • New York subway Line A train (Photo: Joseph Calisi)
    Metro Report International

    Transit Tech Lab to pilot transport efficiency and human resources innovations

    2023-05-22T11:00:00Z

    USA: The Transit Tech Lab initiative created by New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Partnership for New York City has selected 15 companies to participate in its annual transport innovation challenge. The latest round attracted nearly 150 applicants. The selected proposals are: Accure Battery ...

  • GO Expansion programme
    News

    Consultants appointed to support Toronto commuter rail enhancement

    2023-05-19T12:05:00Z

    CANADA: Regional transport authority Metrolinx has appointed a team led by Arup to act as technical adviser for the GO Expansion programme to provide frequent all-day electric train services across the Toronto region. Arup and subconsultants AECOM, Egis and Network Rail will support Metrolinx’s Technical Management ...

  • Sao Paulo Line 9 station
    News

    Suburban signalling enhancement to support automated reversals

    2023-05-16T12:00:00Z

    BRAZIL: Alstom has signed a contract with operating concessionaire ViaMobilidade to modify signalling equipment on São Paulo suburban Line 9, the supplier announced on May 2. The project covers enhancement of traffic supervision and control systems on Line 9 to support automatic train operation at Osasco ...

  • Melbourne tram
    Metro Report International

    Bank card payment in next Victoria Myki ticketing contract

    2023-05-16T11:15:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Conduent Business Services and its partner Convergint have been awarded a contract to operate Victoria’s Myki public transport ticketing system for 15 years from December 1 2023.

  • S-tog.
    News

    DSB cleared to order automated S-bane trains

    2023-05-04T14:37:00Z

    DENMARK: State-owned operator DSB has received government authorisation to start the procurement of its next generation of trains for the København S-bane, paving the way for fully-automated operation from 2029. Due to be rolled out over the next 15 years, the trains are intended to replace ...

  • Paris RER NG EMU
    News

    More RER NG double-deck EMUs ordered

    2023-04-27T10:26:00Z

    FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs has exercised an option for Alstom to supply a further 60 RER Nouvelle Génération electric multiple-units for use on Paris suburban lines D and E. The €1bn order announced on April 26 is being financed by regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités. It has ...

  • Mantes 1
    News

    Rebuilt future western terminus of Paris RER Line E unveiled

    2023-04-21T12:45:00Z

    Photos: Jérémie Anne FRANCE: Ile-de-France-Mobilités unveiled the modernised and expanded Mantes-La-Jolie station on April 4, which will be the western terminus of Paris RER Line E. Under a project known as Éole, Line E is currently being extended from Haussmann-Saint-Lazare in the centre ...